Defending champion Sinner ruthlessly subdued 136th-ranked qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 while Spanish second seed Alcaraz defeated an ailing Alexander Zverev, who was suffering badly from the 32 Celsius heat and humidity, by 6-4, 6-3.

Veteran journalist Chris Clarey has spent over three decades covering tennis for publications like The New York Times.

Carlos Alcaraz’s sensational 2025 season hits another milestone as he storms into the Cincinnati Open semifinals while cementing his place among tennis legends like Roger Federer.

Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open, with both men looking to build momentum ahead of the US Open.